After Freedom Podcast

Today I sit down with an aspiring MMA fighter and provide him with some guidance on where to begin with nutrition, strength and conditioning and recovery. This podcast is a recorded Zoom consult I had with a client. I like to call the initial Zoom consult our “brainstorm” phase. The brainstorming phase is a general chat to gather a better emotional, psychological and physical understanding of an athlete so that I can program something more specific later depending on the client’s goals. MMA as a sport itself can already be a lot of training volume with several martial art disciplines to learn at once; so additional time focused on aerobic training and strength and conditioning can oftentimes be overwhelming for an athlete. Just how does one even begin in MMA with so many important elements to consider? Please be aware that this consult is merely one snapshot of many conversations I and the client may have had prior and after, so there may be some unanswered questions you may be wondering why I did not bot